In brief: Glitch fouls up American Airlines flights

September 17, 2015Updated: September 17, 2015 10:46pm

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(FILES) A photo taken on January 20, 2015 shows Bill McDermott, CEO of German software company SAP, during his company's annual press conference at the SAP headquarters in Walldorf, western Germany. McDermott lost his left eye while falling in stairs during a recent private visit to USA, he said in an interview with German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung published on September 17, 2015.
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(FILES) A photo taken on January 20, 2015 shows Bill McDermott, CEO of German software company SAP, during his company's annual press conference at the SAP headquarters in Walldorf, western Germany. McDermott ... more

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American Airlines officials were still trying to determine the exact cause of the interruption. ﻿

American Airlines officials were still trying to determine the exact cause of the interruption. ﻿

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In brief: Glitch fouls up American Airlines flights

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DALLAS - American Airlines flights to and from Dallas, Chicago and Miami were briefly stopped on Thursday by a computer problem that prevented passengers from checking in.

Airline officials said they fixed their computer systems after less than two hours but were still trying to determine the exact cause of the interruption.

The company announced the decision Thursday after the recently established Aramco Supreme Council held its first meeting in Jiddah. The meeting was led by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is also the country's defense minister.

Nasser has been acting president and chief executive officer at Aramco since April, after assuming the role from Khaled al-Falih, who was appointed as Aramco's chairman and the country's health minister.

Aramco is the world's largest exporter of crude. The price of oil- the backbone of Saudi Arabia's economy - has fallen by about half since mid-2014. Around 90 per-cent of the Saudi government's revenue comes from oil.

Leader of SAP says he lost eye in accident

Bill McDermott, CEO of business software company SAP, says he's recovering after a serious accident that cost him his left eye.

McDermott told Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily that he'll be medically cleared to fly again in October so he can return to the company's headquarters in Walldorf, Germany.

McDermott said he fell while carrying a glass of water downstairs at night after a family gathering in the United States in July. He was injured by one of the glass shards and underwent surgery.

Rainbow-colored Doritos in support of equal rights

Doritos unveiled bags of rainbow-colored chips on Thursday in support of the It Gets Better Project, an organization started to encourage LGBT teenagers who've been bullied.

Bags of "Doritos Rainbows," inspired by the LGBT pride flag, will be mailed to people who donate at least $10 to the organization through a special website. Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo that is based in Plano, said allthe donations will go to the It Gets Better Project.